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CPOE-Focused Medication Use Policy Analyst
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Pharmacist - Informatics
As one of the largest employers in M County, New Jersey, P HealthCare System offers a variety of clinical and professional career opportunities. We are dedicated to providing our employees with a pleasant work environment as well as a competitive compensation and benefits package. Job Description: A registered pharmacist who manages the information systems utilized by Princeton HealthCare System relative to medication management. Responsibilities: In conjunction with pharmacy staff and Information Systems Clinical Analysts, develops, implements, and coordinates the changes in functionality to the information systems utilized by PHCS personnel. Communicates to hospital personnel developments and changes in information systems. Attends meetings and/or committees comprised of other departments to facilitate computer changes that impact the computer system (i.e., PAC, Dialysis, Pain Management). Handles computer problems reported by users (RNs, RPhs, MDs) on a daily basis. Coordinates with information systems staff to resolve issues and/or re-design processing when warranted. Supervises and trains pharmacy staff in the use of the clinical computer system and other systems. Informs pharmacy staff of changes in information systems and provides in-services and training sessions to maintain skills of staff. Completes quality assurance of changes implemented by Information Systems Clinical Analysts. Maintains the Pyxis MedStation 2000 and Pyxis CII Safe systems. Processes requests for new users. Assists users with discrepancy documentation. Assists in the maintenance of the Charge Master via submitting additions, deletions, inactivation, and changes including J-Code maintenance. Qualifications: B.S. or PharmD from an accredited College of Pharmacy required. Current New Jersey license to practice pharmacy required. Three years recent hospital pharmacy experience or a pharmacy practice residency with one year of experience. Computer literacy.

Pharmacist Specialist
Joint Commission Resources, Inc. (JCR), the wholly owned affiliate of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, is currently seeking a Pharmacist Specialist to provide leadership and content expertise for the Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety. This pharmacist position would focus on medication management and its impact on patient safety in order to disseminate knowledge to U.S. and international healthcare organizations. Additional responsibilities include collaboration in product development with all Joint Commission Resources/Joint Commission International product lines to create new products and services related to medication management. Ideal candidates will have a PharmD, with ten or more years of clinical and administrative pharmacy experience that includes a minimum of seven years of progressively more responsible experience in senior healthcare management or quality/performance improvement. Experience in a health care consulting role, academic medical center and/or pharmaceutical company, as well as fluency in another language is highly desirable. This position is based in the western suburbs of Chicago and would require up to 25% time in domestic and international travel.

Sr Project Mgr, Medical Informatics
Manages operational performance of Health Data Analysis and/or Underwriting functions. Manages actuarial health care utilization analysis, health care reimbursement analysis and specialized reporting system functions. May oversee underwriting analysis including pricing and risk selection strategies.
3-5 years relevant experience required. 6-8 years experience preferred. mainframe and PC programming knowledge required. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 2-3 years supervisory experience. Medical term and coding system required. Actuarial concepts regarding risk and liability assessment preferred. Previous managed care experience preferred. A.S.A certificate preferred.

BS/BA degree required. MS/MA degree preferred.
--Major Purpose
Performs complex project management activities under limited supervision related to Quality Improvement and Management, Legal and Regulatory compliance, Planning and Development while supporting continuous improvement and alignment with company strategies, goals, and objectives interpreting and developing policies, procedures and guidelines.
--Key Deliverables

• Provide project management support to quality improvement initiatives including ongoing population health management programs such as CAD, CHF, Diabetes, Asthma etc. Assure the maintenance of accurate documentation of all quality improvement activities, i.e., surveys, audits, peer reviews.
  Provide leadership in the design and development of new health intervention programs as well as program effectiveness evaluation analysis.
  
• Coordinate and manage compliance efforts regarding DMHC, NCQA, CMS and state and federal quality regulatory requirements.
  

• Acts as primary facilitator, coordinator, and communicator for project team and as liaison for internal & external staff/clients.
  
• Oversees research, analysis, evaluation, and reporting on all aspects of assigned projects. Develops implementation plan and participates in or coordinates implementation of project.
  
• Manages customer expectations and partners with customer to make data meaningful, useful, and influential for the business.
  
• Understands and translates business and technical requirements to technical and non-technical staff and clients.
  
• Helps clients define requirements and technical specifications for analytical requests.
  
• Partners with analysts to prepare presentation-quality reports and analysis. Monitors project alignment with relevant departmental, organizational, and market trends. Prepares, presents, and defends reports and analysis.
  
• Maintains a constant emphasis on data quality and integrity.
  
• Acts as functional resource for internal & external clients. Collaborates with external providers, consultants, vendors, & other business partners.
  
• Researches, collects, and analyzes data, literature, and statistical studies to identify and evaluate new technologies, measurement instruments, and resources.
  
• Develops relationships with key decision-makers to ensure sponsorship of projects and alignment of goals with business strategies.
  
• Ensures timely completion and works effectively when business requires short turn around times.
  
• Takes accountability for documentation of projects.
  
• Other duties as assigned.